Improved skeleton-tumbler



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`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM WV. BEACH, M. D., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,278, dated August 21, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W. W. BEACH, M. D., of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a series of pieces, being new and useful devices for a group of domestic, tent, or traveling apparatus, the details of which are based on a so-callcd Skeleton-Tumbler, the same being an ordinary tumbler with a hole through its bottom; and I hereby declare that the following is a full and sut'cient description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specication.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe the inode of making the same in detail.

Figure 1 represents an elevation of the skeleten-tumbler.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. On its sides are marked ineasuring-scales, graduated for measuring definite quantities of butter or other substances, with space for various designs. This tumbler, by the adaptation of a stopper to the tubular and the variegated surface of its bottom and sides, is used as a butter-print, a measuring-vessel, a jelly-cup and print. a shows the thickness ofthe mouth; d the wider part of the orifice; e, the narrower part and depth of funnel-flange; c d, the inner wall ofthe orifice. b is the iiange of tumblerring, while the archway between I) and c, with groove z, forms tliecircumference of the butterprint. I make the print region and the outside by a matrix glass mold, and the inside by a plunger. The end c or d, Fig. 4, or at d of the funnel region,is ground off for the purpose.

Fig. 3 is the print funnel and vessels bottom region, the funnel-orifice filled with a porous-ware funi'iel-stopper from the inside for filtering liquids. No. 1 shows a iiner quality of porous-ware filter; No. 2, a coarser quality.

Fig. 4 represents the lower portion of the tumbler, filled by the stopper, to be used as a measure, if needed.

Fig. 5 is a top view of a perforate metal disk, or equivalent material, with a series of holes through it.

Fig. 6 represents a vertical section of devices seen in 3 and 4; the orifice c d being open, the inner tumbler-bottom filled with a corrugated tray and covered with a perforated plate. (See Figs. 8 and 14.)

Fig. 7 is a modification of Fig. 6, spun glass being the ltering material.

Fig. 8 is a Wire-cloth iltering-disk, arranged with a stem and handle for removing contents.

Fig. 9 represents a modified filtering-bottom, using powder coarser than that of Fig. (i.

Fig. 10 shows a filter ot' the pores of wood, as cane, corn-stalk, Ste.

Fig. l1 represents the funnel-tumbler seen in Fig. 2, having rod I, handle h, and sieve 7c, (seen in Fig. 8,) and changeable stopper l, this device being for measuring contents and lifting them out by handle h.

Fig. 12 represents a modification of the tumbler where the graduated scaleis attached to the filter-frame received within the saine.

Fig. 13 is an elongated thimble with perforate walls.

Fig. 14 is a modified arrangement of the filtering-disks.

Fig. 15 is a top view of a tine porous-ware filter.

Fig. 16 represents a cross-section of wood, used as a filter, with a packing border.

Fig. 17 represents a modification of the elongated thimble of Fig.13 where a distributingtube, 0, passes downthrough its axis, having perforate sides.

Fig. 18 is a wire-cloth basket within the tumbler, having ribs on its bottom for distributing radially the liquids, aud can be adapted to modied uses by stopping or opening orifice of the tumbler. o o is the mouth, p p the bottom of the basket tumbler, while a is the mouth, c d the ground stopper orifice of funnel. No. 1 shows a bottom View in wire-cloth and ribs.

Fig. 19 represents a modified form of lter indicated in Figs. 3,11, and 18, in which I show the stem of handle p2, the base of the basket q, the lter stopper movable and changeable,'and rubber stopper o.

Fig. 2O represents still another modification of the filter resting 011 disks s, of cloth, felt, or other material, with intervening pulverulent matter.

Fig. 21 represents a combined apparatus, consisting of a tumbler, a porous-ware vessel,

and a perforate metal plate and cover. for filtering, 8m., capable of various uses, as indicated by the figure. No. l represents a top View of the porous-Ware vessel; tt u u yy, its grooves; aux, fluted outer surface. 2l No. 2 represents another View of the porous-ware tumbler.

Fig. 22 represents a skeleton-tumbler con` taining porous-ware tumbler and cap for ltering.

Fig. 23 represents a section of a high porousware tumbler, held by two skeleton-tumblers, for iiltering purposes.

Fig. 24 is a reciprocating rotary beater, the spiral I having a wire-cloth filtering-disk; No.1,a top View ofthe disk when of perforate metal, and No. 2 when of wire-cloth.

Fig. 25 represents a view of the tumbler inverted with its solid pestle a.

Fig. 26 represents an egg-beater, B, to be operated within the tumbler.

Fig. 27 is a bottom View of one of the beat-l ers B, with four arms and barrel ends with downward cutting-edges. &Fig. 28 is a metal perforate disk, filtering,

Fig. 29 is an apparatus (shown in Fig. 25) to be used for expressing liquids from solids.

Fig. 30 is a concavo-convex butter or jelly print, concave outward. lts form suggests its uses; Its value as butter-print, 85o., arises from the glass or earthenwareormetal of which it is made not adhering to the butter as wooden prints do. No.1 is an edge view of the meniscus form. The Fresnel-lens forni is easily removed from the mass of butter or jelly.

Fig. 31 represents a metal spun funnel for small orifices, also adapted to hold the butterprint case seen in Figs. 32 and 33. This funnel is often replaced by a solid plunger or pestle.

Fig. 32 is a sectional elevation of case D, for

vreceiving glass, 85e., butter-print, generally made of spun metal, the face of the die or print being .in its place and held by the elasticity of the metal. I n some cases I make the bell-mouth of the funnel the case for holding the form or die to stamp with.

Fig. 33 represents the tumbler in the position shown in Fig. 25, inclosing the funnel and case D in position for stamping a roll of butter resting on a plate below.

Having described the nature of the invention and the several uses of the combined apparatus founded on the basis of the skeletontumbler made and used in the manner herein described, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'Ihe construction of the skeleton-tumbler as the basis of a series of apparatus described and represented in the several figures of the drawings.

WM. W. BEACH.

Witnesses:

WM. H. RIBLET, c FREDK. A. GooDALL. 

